Lyric Poem · Nature
Summer has two Beginnings
Summer has two Beginnings —
Beginning once in June —
Beginning in October
Affectingly again —
Without, perhaps, the Riot
But graphicker for Grace —
As finer is a going
Than a remaining Face —
Departing then — forever —
Forever — until May —
Forever is deciduous
Except to those who die —
This poem is in the public domain.
“Summer has two Beginnings” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/summer-has-two-beginnings
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